Mamta Gupta practices exclusively in the fields of clinical negligence and personal injury, acting for both Claimants and Defendants.
Mamta is consistently recognised in the legal directories. The latest entry in Legal 500 2024 quotes,“Mamta has great attention to detail. She is hugely reliable and a great advocate.” “Mamta’s great strengths are her attention to detail and drafting. She is extremely thorough in conference and is a pleasure to work with.” Chambers and Partners 2024 notes, “Mamta is very thorough and always makes herself available.” “She is very hard-working.”
Mamta is a highly sought after and extremely busy senior junior. She is dedicated to working as part of the legal team alongside her instructing solicitors and delivering a first-class service whilst making a difference for her clients. Mamta is extremely accessible, easy to work with, has a prompt turnaround of work and excellent attention to detail. Mamta is often instructed in the most delicate of cases and regularly works on complex and high value matters in her own right and when acting as junior with Leading Counsel.
In respect of her CN practice, Mamta has extensive experience in all areas of medical negligence including but not restricted to, obstetric failures, mental health cases and cases involving brain injury and amputation.
In respect of her PI practice, Mamta has extensive experience of working in serious injury cases involving Claimants who have been involved in road traffic accidents or having suffered as a result of employers liability or occupiers liability. Mamta is used to working on cases where the rehabilitation code is engaged.
Mamta practices the following areas:
Mamta has worked a number of different amputation cases including those involving below the knee or full leg amputations and with a double amputee.
Adult cases such as:
Mamta has worked on a large number of oncology cases including:
Mamta’s experience includes:
Mamta has worked in the full range of general medical and surgical cases including:
Mamta practices the following areas:
Mamta has carried out a large number of inquests in her practice to date including those engaging Article 2 and also those involving juries.
2023 – ongoing.
Representing the Claimant who suffered serious injury after the bus in which he was a passenger, collided with another vehicle killing the bus-driver. The Claimant was ejected from the window during the collision and suffered a laceration to the spleen and numerous fractures to his spine and ribs. Expert evidence being collated. Approaching the date for service of proceedings.
2022 – ongoing. Anticipated value around £1m.
Representing the Claimant who suffered a crushing injury of her lower body during a road traffic collision in which she was a pedestrian. The Claimant suffered severe polytrauma including numerous fractures to her lower limbs. The Claimant will suffer permanent and severe disability for the rest of life. A claim will be made for likely, below the left knee amputation or for provisional damages of the same. Numerous experts instructed.
2022 – matter settled for GBP 300,000.
Represented the Claimant who suffered severe polytrauma after being hit and dragged by a car. In particular, the Claimant suffered serious injuries to her chest including the development of pulmonary embolism and severe maxillofacial injuries. Matter settled after conferences and schedule served and inter-party negotiations
2022 – settled at GBP 216.000
Employer’s liability case where the Claimant suffered severe open right forefoot trauma involving traumatic amputations of the toes and right forefoot, when lifting a load during the course of his work. The Claimant was left with permanent disability to his forefoot. Liability and quantum disputed, matter settled after schedule served and inter-party negotiations.
2022 – ongoing
Mamta is instructed to be part of the legal team for one of the Defendants during the ADR process. Mamta has been involved with analysis of the public inquiry evidence, aspects of the claims’ valuations, attendance at meetings and strategy decisions.
2020 – ongoing – claimed at over £1m.
Representing the family of the Deceased young man who bled to death after a road traffic accident. Claim against the paramedics who attended the scene whilst the Deceased was stuck in his car and the hospital team who managed the care in the final minutes. Liability, causation and quantum in dispute. Did not settle at recent RTM; approaching trial.
2019- 2021 – settled at GBP 75,000.
Slip and trip case, employer’s liability causing orthopaedic injury. Predictions about future LoE [Ogden 7 approach]/provisional damages claim. Challenges with the expert evidence on future prognosis, matter settled after drafting advices and inter-party negotiations.
2019-2020 with leading Counsel
RTA brain injury case. Defendant alleged fundamental dishonesty due to social media footage and secret filming showing the Claimant engaging in paintballing. Claim value would have been in excess of GBP 2 million; claim discontinued.
2019 – 2021. Settled at GBP 175,000
Fatal case representing the widow of the Deceased who was hit whilst on his bicycle and died, liability admitted. Claimant and Deceased owned company which had gone under since the death; forensic accountant instructed to provide figures on business performance before and after death.. Defendant disputed loss of income dependency valuation approach; advised on the different approaches in the case law and matter settled shortly afterwards.
2020 – 2021 – settled at GBP 70K.
Claimant suffered orthopaedic, psychiatric and tinnitus as a result of a road traffic collision. A loss of earnings claim was made based on the losses flowing from the Claimant’s property business.
2020 – ongoing
RTA case, primary liability admitted, calculating quantum of prospective business projection that both Claimants owned; forensic accountant instructed, prospective value – over GBP 300K +
2020 – ongoing
RTA case. Quantum is in relation to future loss of earnings claim for police officer; promotion prospects; likely claim GBP 100- 200K
2018 – ongoing – TBI claim – anticipated value GBP 2m+. With Leading Counsel.
Representing adult Claimant who suffered a subdural haematoma after fall in hospital and was not diagnosed nor treated until hours later. Liability admitted in Letter of Claim; the Claimant requires 24-hour care and treatment for the rest of life. Approaching RTM.
2016- 2020
Fatal case with leading Counsel, settled at mediation with PPO, approximate value GBP 2-3m. Represented 9 Claimants in fatal oncology case against NHS Trust for failing to identify DCIS/pre-invasive cancer on a mammogram/MRI resulting in death, the Deceased, a young mother and wife with one child having autism spectrum disorder and needing 24 hour care for the rest of his life;.
2018– 2020 – adult brain injury case with leading Counsel, settled after mediation for GBP 2.6m
Represented Claimant who suffered permanent neurological injury [central pontine myelinolysis] after NHS Trust failure to act upon low sodium levels. Claimant required 24 hours lifelong care and new accommodation;
2020 – ongoing – Anticipated value – GBP 5m +
Representing infant in cerebral palsy case against an NHS Trust for obstetric and neonatal negligence; Liability, causation and quantum in issue;
2020 – ongoing, child brain injury case
Representing Claimant for neonatal negligence in failing to identify/treat excessive bilirubin levels, Claimant developed hearing difficulties and is not meeting all developmental milestones; Liability, causation and quantum in issue;
2018 – ongoing – mental health fatal case
Fatal CN case – representing the widow of the Deceased who committed suicide after receiving substandard care by the mental health services. Liability, causation and quantum in issue. Anticipated value – > GBP 1 million due to dependency claim by wife and two young children.
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"Mamta has great attention to detail. She is hugely reliable and a great advocate." "Mamta’s great strengths are her attention to detail and drafting. She is extremely thorough in conference and is a pleasure to work with."
"She is excellent with clients and really hard-working." "Mamta is very empathetic and understanding. She has a good eye for detail and really cares for what she does."
"Excellent with clients and very involved and passionate about the cases she takes on."
"Mamta is an excellent senior junior and one of the most thorough and reliable counsel. Her medical knowledge and attention to detail when questioning experts are impressive."
"She is a delight to work with and pays incredible attention to detail - she will not let any stone go unturned." "She is very organised, thorough, and has an excellent manner with clients. She responds in a timely manner and keeps to the deadlines she sets."
"Extremely forensic - goes into every detail with a fine- tooth comb." "Excellent with clients and experts - puts clients at ease and talks to them in a way they can understand the complex points of their claim." "Mamta is tenacious and straight talking." "She is an asset in challenging cases."
"She is very bright, responds in a timely manner and is very good with clients." "An excellent and very conscientious junior."
"A strong advocate who is very thorough and always goes the extra mile."
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Jonathan Jones QC and Mamta Gupta, successfully settled an oncological case in April 2020 in which the Defendant NHS Trust agreed to pay a Periodical…
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No5 Barristers’ Chambers joined forces with Moore Blatch Solicitors to host an “inspiring evening” to mark the centenary of women in law. The event attracted…
